Nursing-bottle support.



J. B. PHELPS NURSING BOTTLE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 29, 1913.

1 ,1 10,712. Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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JOHN rainwater BIRMINGHAM, ALABA A.

NURSING-BOTTLE stirrronr.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 19 14.

'Applicationfiled0ctober29,1913. steamer-e57. j

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,;JOHN B. Pl-r'niirs, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Nursing- Bottle Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle holders, has particular reference to a holder for milk bottles for nursing infants, and has for its object to provide a holder which may be placed upon any flat surface, such as on the floor, ona bed or crib, or uponfany support upon" which the infant rests.

The device is adapted to straddle or extend over the infant and support the bottle at any desired angle above the infant so that the child may lie upon its back and take milk from the bottle without aid.

The invention also aims at the production of a device of this nature Which is light in weight, economical to produce sinceit may be formed of but two lengths of wire, and a device which may be readily adjusted to variousheights and angles above the infant to accommodate the device to various conditions met with during use.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear from the following detail description of the present and preferred embodiment of this invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the support. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the support having a milk bottle applied thereto, the dotted lines showing various adjustments of the device.

Referring to the drawing it will be observed that the support consists of two lengths of wire, preferably inelastic. One length of wire is looped at its middle portion to provide a relatively small bottle neck receiving loop 10 which extends upwardly to substantially a vertical position. The wire adjacent the loop 10 is twisted to provide a forwardly extending arm 11 which "extends substantially horizontally from the bottom of the loop 10 a short distance, at which latter point the ends of the wire are bent at right angles and in opposite directions to the arm '11 for a purpose hereinafter set forth. a

The second length of wire is in a similar manner looped at itsflmiddle portion into a relatively large bottle receiving loop 12 which isturned into parallelism with the 10019 Th Wire adjacent the loop .12 is twisted and bent: substantially horizontallyto provide an arm13 extending in ing therewith a cross-arm'for supporting the bottle. The ends of the second wire are bent at right anglesjand in opposite directions fromthe inner end of the arm13. The oppositely extending ends. of the two wires are twisted about one another to provide bar-1 1' of double. thickness. which supports the cross-arm. The extremitiesof the two wires are bent down in diverging relation from one, another to provide a pair of supporting legs 15 at each end of the bar 14-, the-legs being preferably looped to provide supporting feet 16 upon the lower ends of the legs.

In use the supportis placed over the in fant and the legs 15 extend down to the floor or support at either side of the infant and holdthe bar 1 1 slightly above the infant. In this manner the weight of the support and the bottle carried thereby is taken up by the legs 15 and the bottle doesnot the lineof direct-ionof the arm 11 and form;

rest upon the child as is usual as in the devices heretofore constructed. The bottle 17 arms 11 and 13, may be bent or twisted about the bar 14 as is desired whereby the bottle will be supported in proper position above the infant. The dotted lines in Fig. 2 show the cross-arm bent down at a rather sharp angle disclosing the wide range of adjustment of which the present device is ca able. In Fig. 2 there is also shown in dotte lines the position of the legs 15 when they are bent toward one another whereby the bar 14 is raised up to the desired height from the floor so that the support may be adjusted to prevent the resting of the bottle and the bar on the infant.

It is thus seen that the device may be adjusted into very many positions so as to accommodate the support to almost any condition met with; the support is light in weight, and is relatively small, so that it will occupy but little room, and may be easily carried about; and the device is a simple one which may be manufactured economically as it comprises but two strands of wire which are twisted about one another and looped as above disclosed. It isjofi ing down at the opposite sides ofthe'infant.

What is claimed is,.'

I 1.; A nursing bottle supp'or't comprising a barjmeans for supporting said bar, an arm carried across said barand adapted t'o be adjusted thereabout into various. positions,

and bottle 'engagingmeans carried upon the ends of said arm;

2. A nursing bottle suppo-rt'comprising a single bar, adjustable legs mounted" on the ends of thebar for supporting the same, a

cross arm mounted on t e bar and adapted to swing thereabout for adjustment into various horizontal positions, and bottle "re- (topic! of this patent may be obtained oi-five cents each, bi addressing the Commissioner or Fa tents r CI'OSS- arm. Y

I 3. A nursing bottle support comprising two lengths of wire each of which is looped and twisted for a short distance at its mid- -dlep0rtion to receive the opposite ends of a bottle, the free ends of v the wires being twisted together inpairs and projecting oppositely and horizontally at right angles to the looped and twisted portions, the extremities of the wires diverging'downwardly to, i

provide spaced apart pairs of legs for: supportingxthe device.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two-subscribing nesses;

Witnessesi JNO. L; BOROUGHS ROBT. G. CLARKE.

' Washington, D. 0.?

JOHN Br ELrsf 

